Effect of a monoclonal anti-large granular lymphocyte antibody on the human NK activity

J Immunol. 1982 Mar;128(3):1097-101.

Abstract

A monoclonal hybridoma antibody of IgGIa subclass was produced by fusing NS-1 myeloma cells with spleen cells of a mouse immunized with human LGL cells. This hybridoma antibody, termed NK-8, was reactive by indirect immunofluorescence with 33% of peripheral blood LGL cells and 70% of LGL forming conjugates with K-562 cells. Monocytes, granulocytes, and other lymphocytes were nonreactive. In iodinated protein A binding assays NK-8 was nonreactive with all kinds of leukemia and lymphoma lines tested and showed activity only against LGL cells. NK-8 inhibited the LGL-mediated cytotoxicity against K-562 cells by 50 to 60% without complement and inhibited the K-562 induced interferon production from the LGL population. However, the spontaneous cytotoxicity against human skin fibroblasts was augmented if the effector cells were pretreated with NK-8.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / biosynthesis*
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Binding, Competitive
  • Cell Fusion
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Clone Cells / immunology
  • Cytoplasmic Granules / immunology
  • Cytotoxicity, Immunologic*
  • Humans
  • Interferons / biosynthesis
  • Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Interferons